Accord 18 pics released...TLX killer?
11-25-2017, 12:11 PM
#1001
So I'm hoping the next ILX gets the 2.0T, Sensing, and a tolerable transmission. I want 6MT, but I think the best I can hope for is the 8DCT. Or maybe the Civic Si will get Sensing. That could work too.
11-25-2017, 12:13 PM
#1002
Three Wheelin'
that's how they lured him in. How fucking pathetic 
All I’ve said is it makes no sense to be so dead certain that the Accord is amazing until you’ve driven it for yourself. An owner’s opinion would be even better. I mean, I’ve made the mistake of buying a 355 Spider many years ago because all the magazines said it was better than the 911 and the NSX. Actually, it’s not.
11-25-2017, 12:23 PM
#1003
Three Wheelin'
Right, except Honda sells more accords EVERY SINGLE MONTH then they do the TLX every year. Don't believe me? Check the sales stats. Even in its final model year, the accord was selling 30,000 units PER MONTH. Acura sold, what, 36,000 TLXs in a Year? The market and the customers have decided. The price of the TLX isn't worth it.
As mentioned, the two cars are very similar. But one is significantly cheaper. And newer. And has more tech. And is bigger. And gets better fuel economy. And is lighter, And is...
You can can think and say what you'd like... but you don't have much of an argument in any case. Still, the TLX sucks. Will continue to suck. And by golly, won't stop sucking for a few more years. Care to prove us wrong? I'll be sitting here all week, waiting
Also, welcome to the internet. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
As mentioned, the two cars are very similar. But one is significantly cheaper. And newer. And has more tech. And is bigger. And gets better fuel economy. And is lighter, And is...
You can can think and say what you'd like... but you don't have much of an argument in any case. Still, the TLX sucks. Will continue to suck. And by golly, won't stop sucking for a few more years. Care to prove us wrong? I'll be sitting here all week, waiting
Also, welcome to the internet. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.
11-25-2017, 12:38 PM
#1004
Moderator
Now that the new Accord is available to the public I think this one may be done.
11-25-2017, 03:55 PM
#1005
Senior Moderator
Clearly this discussion degenerated to a pissing contest between TLX apologists and those who lament the TLX for not being the second coming of the BMW 3 series.
I honestly wouldn’t be inclined to compare the outgoing 1G TLX vs the incoming 10G Accord, particularly as the pressure is moreso on Acura to ensure that the 2G TLX effectively differentiates itself from the 10G Accord. (I don’t recall such a heated discussion in comparison of the 13 TL vs 13 Accord V6. But I’d have to search the 4G forum to confirm that.)
That said (and with all due respect for scorned early TLX adopters), the TLX is not the segment benchmark and has its share of shortcomings but it is a solid offering in the segment. .....and as a former 9G Accord owner, I can definitely appreciate TLX characteristics that transcend that of the 9G Accord.
I honestly wouldn’t be inclined to compare the outgoing 1G TLX vs the incoming 10G Accord, particularly as the pressure is moreso on Acura to ensure that the 2G TLX effectively differentiates itself from the 10G Accord. (I don’t recall such a heated discussion in comparison of the 13 TL vs 13 Accord V6. But I’d have to search the 4G forum to confirm that.)
That said (and with all due respect for scorned early TLX adopters), the TLX is not the segment benchmark and has its share of shortcomings but it is a solid offering in the segment. .....and as a former 9G Accord owner, I can definitely appreciate TLX characteristics that transcend that of the 9G Accord.
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